Reinspire Re`in·spire" transitive verb To inspire anew. Milton.
Reinspirit Re`in·spir"it transitive verb To give fresh spirit to.
Reinstall Re`in·stall" transitive verb [ Prefix
re- +
install : confer French
réinstaller .]
To install again. Milton.
Reinstallment Re`in·stall"ment (-m
e nt)
noun A renewed installment.
Reinstate Re`in·state" transitive verb To place again in possession, or in a former state; to restore to a state from which one had been removed; to instate again; as, to reinstate a king in the possession of the kingdom. For the just we have said already thet some of them were reinstated in their pristine happiness and felicity.
Glanvill.
Reinstatement Re`in·state"ment (-m
e nt)
noun The act of reinstating; the state of being reinstated; re...stablishment.
Reinstation Re`in·sta"tion noun Reinstatement. [ R.]
Reinstruct Re`in·struct" transitive verb To instruct anew.
Reinsurance Re`in·sur"ance noun 1. Insurance a second time or again; renewed insurance. 2. A contract by which an insurer is insured wholly or in part against the risk he has incurred in insuring somebody else. See Reassurance .
Reinsure Re`in·sure" transitive verb 1. To insure again after a former insuranse has ceased; to renew insurance on. 2. To insure, as life or property, in favor of one who has taken an insurance risk upon it. The innsurer may cause the property insured to be reinsured by other persons.
Walsh.
Reinsurer Re`in·sur"er noun One who gives reinsurance.
Reintegrate Re·in"te·grate transitive verb [ Prefix
re- +
integrate . Confer
Redintegrate .]
To renew with regard to any state or quality; to restore; to bring again together into a whole, as the parts off anything; to reëstablish; as, to reintegrate a nation. Bacon.
Reintegration Re·in`te·gra"tion noun A renewing, or making whole again. See Redintegration .
Reinter Re`in·ter" transitive verb To inter again.
Reinterrogate Re`in·ter"ro·gate transitive verb To interrogate again; to question repeatedly. Cotgrave.
Reinthrone Re`in·throne" transitive verb See Reënthrone .
Reinthronize Re`in·thron"ize transitive verb To enthrone again. [ Obsolete]
Reintroduce Re·in`tro·duce" transitive verb To introduce again. --
Re*in`tro*duc"tion (- d...k"sh...n)
noun
Reinvest Re`in·vest" transitive verb To invest again or anew.
Reinvestigate Re`in·ves"ti·gate transitive verb To investigate again. --
Re`in*ves`ti*ga"tion (- g..."sh...n)
noun
Reinvestment Re`in·vest"ment noun The act of investing anew; a second or repeated investment.
Reinvigorate Re`in·vig"or·ate transitive verb To invigorate anew.
Reinvolve Re`in·volve" transitive verb To involve anew.
Reis Re`is noun [ Portuguese , plural of
real , an ancient Portuguese coin.]
The word is used as a Portuguese designation of money of account, one hundred reis being about equal in value to eleven cents.
Reis Reis (rīs)
noun [ Arabic
raïs head, chief, prince.]
A common title in the East for a person in authority, especially the captain of a ship. [ Written also
rais and
ras .]
Reis Effendi Reis` Ef·fen"di (r?s` ?f*f?n"d?). [ See 2d Reis , and Effendi .] A title formerly given to one of the chief Turkish officers of state. He was chancellor of the empire, etc.
Reissner's membrane Reiss"ner's mem"brane (r?s"n?rz m?m"br?n). [ Named from English Reissner , A German anatomist.] (Anat.) The thin membrane which separates the canal of the cochlea from the vestibular scala in the internal ear.
Reissuable Re·is"su·a·ble adjective Capable of being reissued.
Reissue Re·is"sue transitive verb & i. To issue a second time.
Reissue Re·is"sue noun A second or repeated issue.
Reit Reit noun Sedge; seaweed. [ Obsolete or Prov. Eng.]
Reiter Rei"ter noun [ G., rider.]
A German cavalry soldier of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
Reiterant Re·it"er·ant adjective [ See
Reiterate .]
Reiterating. [ R.]
Mrs. Browning.
Reiterate Re·it"er·ate (-āt)
transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Reiterated (- ā`tĕd);
present participle & verbal noun Reiterating .] [ Prefix
re- +
iterate : confer French
réitérer , Late Latin
reiterare to question again.]
To repeat again and again; to say or do repeatedly; sometimes, to repeat. That with reiterated crimes he might
Heap on himself damnation.
Milton. You never spoke what did become you less
Than this; which to reiterate were sin.
Shak. Syn. -- To repeat; recapitulate; rehearse.
Reiterate Re·it"er·ate adjective Reiterated; repeated. [ R.]
Reiteratedly Re·it"er·a`ted·ly adverb Repeatedly.
Reiteration Re·it`er·a"tion noun [ Confer French
réitération .]
The act of reiterating; that which is reiterated.
Reiterative Re·it"er·a·tive noun 1. (Gram.) A word expressing repeated or reiterated action. 2. A word formed from another, or used to form another, by repetition; as, dillydally .
Reiver Reiv"er noun See Reaver . Ruskin.
Reject Re·ject" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Rejected ;
present participle & verbal noun Rejecting .] [ Latin
rejectus , past participle of
reicere ,
rejicere ; prefix
re- re- +
jacere to throw: confer French
rejeter , formerly also spelt
rejecter . See
Jet a shooting forth.]
1. To cast from one; to throw away; to discard. Therefore all this exercise of hunting . . . the Utopians have rejected to their butchers.
Robynson (More's Utopia). Reject me not from among thy children.
Wisdom ix. 4. 2. To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline haughtily or harshly; to repudiate. That golden scepter which thou didst reject .
Milton. Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me.
Hos. iv. 6. 3. To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request. Syn. -- To repel; renounce; discard; rebuff; refuse; decline.
Rejectable Re·ject"a·ble adjective Capable of being, or that ought to be, rejected.
Rejectamenta Re·jec`ta·men"ta noun plural [ New Latin , from Latin
rejectare , v. intens. from
rejicere . See
Reject .]
Things thrown out or away; especially, things excreted by a living organism. J. Fleming.
Rejectaneous Re`jec·ta"ne·ous adjective [ Latin
rejectaneus .]
Not chosen or received; rejected. [ Obsolete] "Profane,
rejectaneous , and reprobate people."
Barrow.
Rejecter Re·ject"er noun One who rejects.
Rejection Re·jec"tion noun [ Latin
rejectio : confer French
réjection .]
Act of rejecting, or state of being rejected.
Rejectitious Re`jec·ti"tious adjective Implying or requiring rejection; rejectable. Cudworth.
Rejective Re·ject"ive adjective Rejecting, or tending to reject.
Rejectment Re·ject"ment (-m
e nt)
noun Act of rejecting; matter rejected, or thrown away. Eaton.
Rejoice Re·joice" (re*jois")
intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Rejoiced (-joist");
present participle & verbal noun Rejoicing (-joi"s?ng).] [ Middle English
rejoissen , Old French
resjouir ,
resjoir , French
réjouir ; prefix
re- re- + OF,
esjouir ,
esjoir , French
éjouir , to rejoice; prefix
es- (L.
ex- ) + Old French
jouir ,
joir , French
jouir , from Latin
gaudere to rejoice. See
Joy .]
To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted. "O,
rejoice beyond a common joy."
Shak. I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy.
Ps. xxxi. 7. Syn. -- To delight; joy; exult; triumph.
Rejoice Re·joice" transitive verb 1. To enjoy. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Peacock. 2. To give joy to; to make joyful; to gladden. I me rejoysed of my liberty.
Chaucer. While she, great saint, rejoices heaven.
Prior. Were he [ Cain] alive, it would rejoice his soul to see what mischief it had made.
Arbuthnot. Syn. -- To please; cheer; exhilarate; delight.
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